Scorpio

Scorpio

Scorpio may refer to:

* Scorpion, a venomous animal, from which most of the following get their name
* Scorpius, one of the constellations of the western zodiac
* Scorpio (astrology), the astrological sign represented by this constellation

Technology

* Scorpio (Dart-thrower), Roman artillery invented in 50 BC.
* Scorpio ROV, a class of submersible remotely operated vehicle, including the Scorpio II and Super Scorpio operated by the US and UK navies
* Ford Scorpio, a car
* A Roman scourge
* Codename for version 8 of the ColdFusion application server

Popular culture

* A yoga posture known as the Scorpio
* Mahindra Scorpio, an SUV style vehicle in India
* Charlie Skaggs, a professional wrestler known as "2 Cold Scorpio"
* Hank Scorpio, a supervillain from the TV series "The Simpsons"
* The Scorpio Killer, the antagonist in the 1971 Clint Eastwood movie, "Dirty Harry"
* "Scorpio", a hit song recorded by Dennis Coffey and The Detroit Guitar Band in 1972
* Scorpio (song), a song by Korean rock band The TRAX
*Scorpio, the name of a song by Dennis Coffey and the Detroit Guitar Band
* OZ-16MSX-D Scorpio, a mecha from the After Colony Era ("Gundam Wing")
* Scorpio (comics), a Marvel Comics supervillain
* Skorpio (comics), A DC Comics supervillain
* Scorpiomon a Digimon which is named after the star sign
* "Scorpio" (Blake's 7), the heroes' fictional spacecraft in the final season of the TV series "Blake's 7"
*Scorpio (film), a 1973 spy film starring Burt Lancaster and Alain Delon


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